Friday, June 5, 2015

KOTF 18: What Wiccans Do - Ritual Circle and Ceremony - Part 5 of 5

In this episode Rev. Alicia Folberth and Iris Chausse discuss "What Wiccans Do" Ritual Circle and Ceremony - the final of a five part series 'dispelling' popular beliefs about Wicca. This was one of our first episodes, originally #12, and has been edited from VHS. Introduction from Donna Read's Goddess Remembered documentary series, featuring Starhawk, Margot Adler, and Gypsy Ravish. Music by Wendy Rule. 'Deep Within the Forest' was recorded live at www.PaganOdyssey.com by Phillip Safarik.


Keepers of the Flame TV Series
We are an educational and entertaining television talk show about Traditional Witchcraft, Paganism and Aboriginal Religions featuring lectures, interviews, music and entertainment from around the world. Friday Nights, 9:00pm Public Access Channel 10 in the Connecticut Valley. Began 2010 and now on the internet in 2013. For more information follow our blog at http://www.keepersoftheflametv.com




Rev. Alicia Lyon Folberth is the spiritual leader of Panthean Temple in CT. She is the coordinator of Panthean Temple's "Beltaine: A Pagan Odyssey" retreat fest, and other special events dealing with Women's empowerment. An activist of conviction, Alicia is also a professional artist, writer, lecturer, teacher, and the producer of the new cable access television show, "Keepers of the Flame."
    Her writing has been published in two books to date; Cakes and Ale for the Pagan Soul edited by Patricia Telesco, and Voices of Survivors edited by Namid, both are available on Amazon.com. Her advice tarot column "It's in the cards" has been featured in Finer Things Magazine and on PaganPages.org. She is also a contributor to Grey Mare on the Hill to be published in December 2015. Although long overdue, Rev. Alicia is in the process of writing and illustrating her own first book, which is a series of guided meditations and journeys.
   To see her artwork and design, please visit http://www.facebook.com/flybynightstudio and http://flybynightstudio.blogspot.com/
    Panthean Temple website: http://www.PantheanTemple.org/

Starhawk is one of the most respected voices in modern earth-based spirituality. She is also well-known as a global justice activist and organizer, whose work and writings have inspired many to action. She is the author or coauthor of eleven books, including The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess, long considered the essential text for the Neo-Pagan movement, and the now-classic ecotopian novel The Fifth Sacred Thing. Starhawk's newest book is a picture book for children, The Last Wild Witch.
    Starhawk is perhaps best known as an articulate pioneer in the revival of earth-based spirituality and Goddess religion. She is a cofounder of Reclaiming, an activist branch of modern Pagan religion, and continues to work closely with the Reclaiming community (www.reclaiming.org). Her archives are maintained at the Graduate Theological Union library in Berkeley, California. She is a panelist for the Newsweek/Washington Post website on religion, "On Faith," and also contributes to Beliefnet and ZNet, as well as maintaining her own blog, "Dirt Worship" (www.starhawksblog.org)


Margot Adler (April 16, 1946 – July 28, 2014) was a journalist and correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR).
   Adler received a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York in 1970, and she was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 1982. She grew up mostly in New York City and worked for WBAI, FM 99.5, the Pacifica Radio outlet in that city. She created the talk shows Hour of the Wolf in 1972 and later Unstuck in Time.
   Adler joined NPR in 1979 as a general assignment reporter, and had since worked on a great many pieces dealing with subjects as diverse as the death penalty, the right to die movement, the response to the war in Kosovo, computer gaming, the drug ecstasy, geek culture, children and technology, and Pokamon. Since 9/11, she focused much of her work on stories exploring the human factors in New York City, from the loss of loved ones, homes and jobs, to work in the relief effort. She was the host of Justice Talking, and she was a regular voice on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
   Adler wrote Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today. This book is considered a watershed in American Neopagan circles, as it provided the first comprehensive look at the nature-based religions in the US, and became what was for many the first point of contact with the larger subculture. She was a speaker at the 1986 WinterStar Symposium, from which the Association for Consciousness Exploration produced her lecture tape From Witch to Witch-Doctor: Healers, Therapists and Shamans and the panel discussion The Magickal Movement: Present and Future (with Selena Fox, and Robert Anton Wilson). Her second book, Heretic's Heart: A Journey Through Spirit and Revolution, was published by Beacon Press in 1997. Adler was a Wiccan priestess of the Gardnerian Wicca tradition.
   Her grandfather, Alfred Adler, is considered the father of individual psychology.

Gypsy Ravish - Her songs of a Salem Witch, a Priestess, a Proprietress, an Enchantress - Gypsy Ravish, came through in dreams and invocations from life challenges, deep tribal memories and connections to the Ancestors.
   “Gypsy” Ravish is the owner and operator of White Light Pentacles/Sacred Spirit Products Inc. and Nu Aeon . Established in 1981 e.v. in Salem, Massachusetts, White Light Pentacles/Sacred Spirit Products serves as a unique wholesale and retail distribution network dedicated to the propagation of the Wiccan Arts and Thelemic Magickal Sciences.
   "Gypsy" is an initiate of an Alexandrian/Hereditary/Traditional lineaged family of Wicca and functions as the High Priestess WQ of the Coven of Akhelarre of Salem, which is chartered by and twinned, with the Temple of the Mother recently relocated in Scotland under the eldership of H.Ps. Sally Taylor-Mapley Grand Witch Queen of Kent and Grand Master H.P. David Mapley. Principal Minister of The Temple of Nine Wells, ATC http://www.tnw-salem.org the only public Wiccan congregation continuously operating in Salem.
   “Gypsy” is a singer/songwriter and her recording, “Enchantress”, a favorite of the national and international magickal community, combines the magickal arts with music. Many, many thousands of copies of “Enchantress” have been sold since its release on cassette tape in 1990 e.v. Recently digitally re-mastered, “Enchantress” is now available on CD. 

Wendy Rule
http://www.wendyrule.com/
   "Every so often Melbourne throws up a singular talent, someone previously hidden amongst the well-established musical tribes, someone possessed of a unique vision. Wendy Rule, the vocalist, songwriter and visionary, is such and artist. Beat Magazine, Melbourne"
    With the release of her fifth full length album, The Wolf Sky, Wendy Rule has firmly established herself as one of Australia's most uniquely gifted and prolific artists. Her music is a passionate union of her incredible voice moving from soaring heights to intimate whispers and her beautifully dark and visionary lyrics. Wendy's live performances draw on her love of ritual and theater, enticing her audience into an otherworldly realm of power and Magic. After years of local shows and national tours, Wendy's music is now being recognized internationally. She has recently returned from her 9th tour of the USA, and has also performed in France, Germany, England and Scotland.

Our introduction song 'Take Me Down Where the Pagans Go' is by Adala: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/adala
More Episodes are Coming!
Older epsiodes are still being edited into a digital format. New episodes to come. Stay tuned!

Saturday, May 30, 2015

KOTF 17: What Wiccans Do - Ethics in the Craft - Part 4 of 5

In this episode Rev. Alicia Folberth and Iris Chausse discuss "What Wiccans Do" Ethics in the Craft - part four of a five part series 'dispelling' popular beliefs about Wicca. This was one of our first episodes, originally #11, and has been edited from VHS. Introduction by Starhawk, from Donna Reed's Goddess Remembered documentary series. Music by Wendy Rule. Horses was recorded live at www.PaganOdyssey.com by Phillip Safarik.


Keepers of the Flame TV Series
We are an educational and entertaining television talk show about Traditional Witchcraft, Paganism and Aboriginal Religions featuring lectures, interviews, music and entertainment from around the world. Friday Nights, 9:00pm Public Access Channel 10 in the Connecticut Valley. Began 2010 and now on the internet in 2013. For more information follow our blog at http://www.keepersoftheflametv.com




Rev. Alicia Lyon Folberth is the spiritual leader of Panthean Temple in CT. She is the coordinator of Panthean Temple's "Beltaine: A Pagan Odyssey" retreat fest, and other special events dealing with Women's empowerment. An activist of conviction, Alicia is also a professional artist, writer, lecturer, teacher, and the producer of the new cable access television show, "Keepers of the Flame."
    Her writing has been published in two books to date; Cakes and Ale for the Pagan Soul edited by Patricia Telesco, and Voices of Survivors edited by Namid, both are available on Amazon.com. Her advice tarot column "It's in the cards" has been featured in Finer Things Magazine and on PaganPages.org. She is in the process of writing and illustrating her own first book, which is a series of guided meditations and journeys.
   To see her artwork and design, please visit http://www.facebook.com/flybynightstudio and http://flybynightstudio.blogspot.com/
    Panthean Temple website: http://www.PantheanTemple.org/


Starhawk is one of the most respected voices in modern earth-based spirituality. She is also well-known as a global justice activist and organizer, whose work and writings have inspired many to action. She is the author or coauthor of eleven books, including The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess, long considered the essential text for the Neo-Pagan movement, and the now-classic ecotopian novel The Fifth Sacred Thing. Starhawk's newest book is a picture book for children, The Last Wild Witch.
    Starhawk is perhaps best known as an articulate pioneer in the revival of earth-based spirituality and Goddess religion. She is a cofounder of Reclaiming, an activist branch of modern Pagan religion, and continues to work closely with the Reclaiming community (www.reclaiming.org). Her archives are maintained at the Graduate Theological Union library in Berkeley, California. She is a panelist for the Newsweek/Washington Post website on religion, "On Faith," and also contributes to Beliefnet and ZNet, as well as maintaining her own blog, "Dirt Worship" (www.starhawksblog.org)


Wendy Rule
http://www.wendyrule.com/
   "Every so often Melbourne throws up a singular talent, someone previously hidden amongst the well-established musical tribes, someone possessed of a unique vision. Wendy Rule, the vocalist, songwriter and visionary, is such and artist. Beat Magazine, Melbourne"
    With the release of her fifth full length album, The Wolf Sky, Wendy Rule has firmly established herself as one of Australia's most uniquely gifted and prolific artists. Her music is a passionate union of her incredible voice moving from soaring heights to intimate whispers and her beautifully dark and visionary lyrics. Wendy's live performances draw on her love of ritual and theater, enticing her audience into an otherworldly realm of power and Magic. After years of local shows and national tours, Wendy's music is now being recognized internationally. She has recently returned from her 9th tour of the USA, and has also performed in France, Germany, England and Scotland.


Our introduction song 'Take Me Down Where the Pagans Go' is by Adala:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/adala
More Episodes are Coming!
Older epsiodes are still being edited into a digital format. New episodes to come. Stay tuned!

Friday, September 26, 2014

KOTF 16: What Wiccans Do - The Art of Divination - Part 3 of 5

In this episode Rev. Alicia Folberth and Iris Chausse discuss "What Wiccans Do" The Art of Divination - part three of a five part series 'dispelling' popular beliefs about Wicca. This was one of our first episodes, originally #10, and has been edited from VHS.


Keepers of the Flame TV Series
We are an educational and entertaining television talk show about Traditional Witchcraft, Paganism and Aboriginal Religions featuring lectures, interviews, music and entertainment from around the world. Friday Nights, 9:00pm Public Access Channel 10 in the Connecticut Valley. Began 2010 and now on the internet in 2013. For more information follow our blog at http://www.keepersoftheflametv.com




Rev. Alicia Lyon Folberth is the spiritual leader of Panthean Temple in CT. She is the coordinator of Panthean Temple's "Beltaine: A Pagan Odyssey" retreat fest, and other special events dealing with Women's empowerment. An activist of conviction, Alicia is also a professional artist, writer, lecturer, teacher, and the producer of the new cable access television show, "Keepers of the Flame."
    Her writing has been published in two books to date; Cakes and Ale for the Pagan Soul edited by Patricia Telesco, and Voices of Survivors edited by Namid, both are available on Amazon.com. Her advice tarot column "It's in the cards" has been featured in Finer Things Magazine and on PaganPages.org. She is in the process of writing and illustrating her own first book, which is a series of guided meditations and journeys.
   To see her artwork and design, please visit http://www.facebook.com/flybynightstudio and http://flybynightstudio.blogspot.com/
    Panthean Temple website: http://www.PantheanTemple.org/

More Episodes are Coming!
Older epsiodes are still being edited into a digital format. New episodes to come. Stay tuned!

Saturday, May 24, 2014

KOTF 15: What Wiccans Do - The Altar and Tools of the Craft - Part 2 of 5

In this episode Rev. Alicia Folberth and Iris Chausse discuss "What Wiccans Do" The Altar and Tools of the Craft - part two of a five part series 'dispelling' popular beliefs about Wicca. This was one of our first episodes, originally #9, and has been edited from VHS.


Keepers of the Flame TV Series
We are an educational and entertaining television talk show about Traditional Witchcraft, Paganism and Aboriginal Religions featuring lectures, interviews, music and entertainment from around the world. Friday Nights, 9:00pm Public Access Channel 10 in the Connecticut Valley. Began 2010 and now on the internet in 2013. For more information follow our blog at http://www.keepersoftheflametv.com



Rev. Alicia Lyon Folberth is the spiritual leader of Panthean Temple in CT. She is the coordinator of Panthean Temple's "Beltaine: A Pagan Odyssey" retreat fest, and other special events dealing with Women's empowerment. An activist of conviction, Alicia is also a professional artist, writer, lecturer, teacher, and the producer of the new cable access television show, "Keepers of the Flame."
    Her writing has been published in two books to date; Cakes and Ale for the Pagan Soul edited by Patricia Telesco, and Voices of Survivors edited by Namid, both are available on Amazon.com. Her advice tarot column "It's in the cards" has been featured in Finer Things Magazine and on PaganPages.org. She is in the process of writing and illustrating her own first book, which is a series of guided meditations and journeys.
   To see her artwork and design, please visit http://www.facebook.com/flybynightstudio and http://flybynightstudio.blogspot.com/
    Panthean Temple website: http://www.PantheanTemple.org/

More Episodes are Coming!
Older epsiodes are still being edited into a digital format. New episodes to come. Stay tuned!

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

KOTF 14: What Wiccans Do - The Sabbats - Part 1 of 5



In this episode Rev. Alicia Folberth and Iris Chausse discuss "What Wiccans Do" The Sabbats - part one of a five part series 'dispelling' popular beliefs about Wicca. Learn about the Sabbats and the Wheel of the Year. This was one of our first episodes, originally #8, and has been edited from VHS.

Keepers of the Flame TV Series
We are an educational and entertaining television talk show about Traditional Witchcraft, Paganism and Aboriginal Religions featuring lectures, interviews, music and entertainment from around the world. Friday Nights, 9:00pm Public Access Channel 10 in the Connecticut Valley. Began 2010 and now on the internet in 2013. For more information follow our blog at http://www.keepersoftheflametv.com Follow us on Vimeo http://www.keepersoftheflame.tv


Rev. Alicia Lyon Folberth is the spiritual leader of Panthean Temple in CT. She is the coordinator of Panthean Temple's "Beltaine: A Pagan Odyssey" retreat fest, and other special events dealing with Women's empowerment. An activist of conviction, Alicia is also a professional artist, writer, lecturer, teacher, and the producer of the new cable access television show, "Keepers of the Flame."
    Her writing has been published in two books to date; Cakes and Ale for the Pagan Soul edited by Patricia Telesco, and Voices of Survivors edited by Namid, both are available on Amazon.com. Her advice tarot column "It's in the cards" has been featured in Finer Things Magazine and on PaganPages.org. She is in the process of writing and illustrating her own first book, which is a series of guided meditations and journeys.
   To see her artwork and design, please visit http://www.facebook.com/flybynightstudio and http://flybynightstudio.blogspot.com/
    Panthean Temple website: http://www.PantheanTemple.org/ 

More Episodes are Coming!
Older epsiodes are still being edited into a digital format. New episodes to come, including an Episode featuring Wendy Rule. Stay tuned!

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

KOTF 12: The Dakota Unity Ride



This episode of Keepers of the Flame is perhaps our most important show to date in terms of its message. It focuses on the Unity Ride and their travels in 2013 through Connecticut, as well as the Corn Festival in Beacon NY, on their way to the United Nations. The story of the return of Alfred Afraid of Hawk's remains is also featured. As so many people have come together in donating video for this show, there will be two shows later to cover both stories. This is a story that must be told, and must be heard. The 2013 ride is one of four, and they will return to Connecticut in 2014.

 Keepers of the Flame TV Series
We are an educational and entertaining television talk show about Traditional Witchcraft, Paganism and Aboriginal Religions featuring lectures, interviews, music and entertainment from around the world. Friday Nights, 9:00pm Public Access Channel 10 in the Connecticut Valley. Began 2010 and now on the internet in 2013. For more information follow our blog at http://www.keepersoftheflametv.com Follow us on Vimeo http://www.keepersoftheflame.tv


ABOUT THE UNITY RIDE
"We are trying to reconcile, unite, and make peace with everyone . . . to be Dakota means to walk in peace and harmony with every living thing"
~ Lakota spiritual leader, Jim Miller.


The First Nation Dakota People of Manitoba Canada are brought their Unity Riders to New York and Connecticut this past July and August. They rode to spread a message of peace and healing throughout the entire world. This epic journey covered thousands of miles from Canada to New York State, reaching millions of people. The riders arrived in Albany on July 27 where they for the first time in history, united with the East Coast Nations. They joined the Two Row Renewal Campaign for opening ceremonies and traveled together down the Hudson Valley on land and river. The Haudenousaunee launched their canoes the following day as the horses made their way overland. Many communities along the river hosted events giving the public an opportunity to meet these great ambassadors of peace and join them in celebration. Their journey culminated in NYC at the United Nations on August 9 where the International Code for Sacred Sites was presented.

For more information please see:
www.theunityride.com
www.livepeaceinternational.org
www.afraidofhawk.org
www.honorthetworow.org

Clan Mother Shoran Piper
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!
This show is the result of many hands, and many hearts. What began as an event with a chance to record became something much greater as a number of us were somehow 'called' to play our own role in this spiritual message.

Of course, thank you to our little crew and good friends who served as crew - Pam Hallas, Pearl Slaughter, Lee Mashensky, Jean Hislop, and Judy Mitchell.

Thank you at all the Unity Riders! Please visit their web site at http://www.theunityride.com Special thanks to Chief Gus High Eagle, Travis Mazawasicuna, Tyrone Chaske, Logan Owatch, and Douglas Gladue

Thank you to Clan Mother Shoran Piper of the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe for all her help and narration in the show.
Three Spirits

Thank you to Robert Young for all his help in both speaking and contributing video and photos. Thank you to his wife Mary Jo Young (MJ Photos) for all her fine work.

Thank you also to Three Spirits, Wendell Deer With Horns, and Ed Sarabia the Indian Affair Coordinator for the DEP.



Upstate Moving Images - Thank you very much to Justin Martinez for permitting us to use one of your documentary trailers as our introduction. They do fine work, so be sure to check them out.

Howard Polley - Thank you for permitting us to use your footage of the Danbury ceremony.

Mojo Place - Thank you for permitting us to use you footage of the Newtown Ceremony.

Christopher Booth - Thank you for the footage of the Wooster Cemetary.

Phil Davis - Thank you for the footage of the Red Tailed Hawk.

Christina Rose - Thank you for all your wonderful photos - your love shows.

Kenneth Fay - Thank you for your photographs of Newtown and the horse guard.

'All My Relations' by Ulali
Used with permission.
https://myspace.com/ulalisofficialpage

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Update: New Shows are Coming!


Rev. Alicia Lyon Folberth and Chief Gus High Eagle
Photo by Jean Hislop
NEW SHOWS
While the old shows are being re-edited/reformatted and some new material has been added, two new ones are in process right now. Our first new show of 2013 was the Zanoni Silverknife interview, the next two new ones feature The Unity Ride and Wendy Rule. The new shows are more complex, and take much longer to edit and piece together, fusing music, video footage, and photography together. All this is being done on limited studio time, and most of my learning of the software is being done on the fly. With this and thanks to the new camcorder, shows will continue to improve. The shows take an enormous amount of work, as well as the cooperation and skill of many others beyond our little team. Some are contributing for future shows already. Please be patient, as my own personal health issues will take time to resolve, and they have been holding me back on this as well as other projects.

CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SHOW
If you have music videos, video pieces, or interviews (from anywhere in the world) and would like to submit them to the show for broadcast, please submit them to us on DVD with a release to:

Panthean Temple
POB 111
Derby CT 06418

APPEARING ON THE SHOW:
Coming to our area? Please schedule an interview with us. Daytime in the studio during weekdays is usually available. If you are an Elder, author, leader, musical or visual artist we may want to speak with you. Sorry, but we are no longer accepting phone interviews unless they are videotaped on your end as well - you will have to make arrangements with us.

SPONSOR US IN YOUR AREA!
We will be looking for area sponsors for 2015. In accordance to federal law, you can bring Keepers of the Flame to your local public access station FREE on cable, even if you are not a cable subscriber. It can be in any state, and all that is required is signed paperwork.

Photo by Jean Hislop
 Please write us at PantheanTemple@aol.com if you are interested in any of the above

Blessings,
Rev. Alicia Lyon Folberth
Producer KOTF
Priestess, President Panthean Temple